N'Djamena

Chad

N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. It is also a Special Status Province, divided into 10 districts or arrondissements.

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Country: Chad
Population: 989,000
Latitude: 12.12° N
Longitude: 15.05° E

Which way is N'Djamena from…

From Paris, N'Djamena lies at 160° to the south, 4,250 km as the crow flies.

Paris	160° south	4,250 km
London	157° south-east	4,589 km
New York	81° east	9,054 km
Madrid	144° south-east	3,643 km
Rome	175° south	3,321 km
Montreal	82° east	8,943 km
Saint-Denis, Réunion	306° north-west	5,740 km

Bearings as the crow flies (great circle), measured from north. From somewhere else, the bearing changes: that’s the whole game.

Oùcécap’s take

N’Djamena shares almost the same meridian as Kinshasa: from Kinshasa, aim due north, at 359°. From London, aim south-east, at 157°, 4,589 km away. From Montreal, a flat map would send you south-east, at 114°; the compass says 82°, east. And N’Djamena lies on the latitude of Managua.